Scientific Name
Prunus mahaleb
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Prunus mahaleb L.
Park
Fort Necessity National Battlefield (FONE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
mahaleb cherry
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Rosanae |
| Order | Rosales |
| Family | Rosaceae |
| Genus | Prunus |
| Species | Prunus mahaleb |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Steve Grund, Botanist, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 6/24/2009.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Steve Grund, Botanist, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 6/24/2009.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Unknown with comment: Either established from (probably) bird droppings or persistent from cultivation.; Data Source: Steve Grund, Botanist, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 6/24/2009.
In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: Sometimes included on invasive species lists. NatureServe I-rank is Medium/Insignificant. I have never seen more than a few individuals at any given site. I suspect that it gets widely distributed by birds, but does not usually spread at sites.
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Steve Grund, Botanist, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 6/24/2009.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Created Date
1/29/2007 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
6/24/2009 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Love et al., 2006. NPBIB-639874., Accepted Detail: Steve Grund, Botanist, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
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